Table 3.
Chemical analysis of soybean oil (SO) and soybean lecithin (SL) included in the experimental diets.
| Item | Experimental fats |
|
|---|---|---|
| SO | SL | |
| Fatty acid composition (%)1 | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 16.0 | 23.4 |
| C16:0 | 10.6 | 20.4 |
| C18:0 | 4.24 | 2.97 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | 23.4 | 18.4 |
| C18:1 ω-9 | 21.8 | 18.4 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 60.6 | 58.2 |
| C18:2 ω-6 | 52.9 | 53.3 |
| C18:3 ω-3 | 7.67 | 4.81 |
| Minor fatty acids | 2.85 | N.D. |
| UFA:SFA | 5.25 | 3.27 |
| PUFA:SFA | 3.79 | 2.49 |
| Acidity (%)1 | ||
| Free fatty acids | 1.30 | 14.6 |
| Phospholipids (%)1 | ||
| Acetone insoluble | N.D. | 68.3 |
| Total Phospholipids | N.D. | 44.0 |
| Phosphatidylcholine | N.D. | 13.5 |
| Phosphatidylinositol | N.D. | 13.7 |
| Phosphatidylethanolamine | N.D. | 9.15 |
| Phosphatidic acid | N.D. | 7.02 |
| Lysophosphatidylcholine | N.D. | 0.58 |
| Gross energy (kcal/kg)1 | 9,602 | 7,937 |
Abbreviations: N.D., not determined; PUFA:SFA, polyunsaturated-to-saturated fatty acid ratio; UFA:SFA, unsaturated-to-saturated fatty acid ratio.
1
Percentage expressed of total product.